Christmas is coming in less than 2 weeks and I know most of us are still going out crazy shopping for the holiday. It’s always thoughtful to give and to receive gift that fit your loved ones and at the same time they have absolutely no idea to have receive such thing on Earth. So…

The holiday season is approaching and many are planning on a staycation in Niagara/shopping at the Premium Outlet or to cross the border for a shortcation; and my map to find good Asian eats on your way out from Niagara and the US back to Canada is out! I have included some of my recommendations…

I have conducted an Asian grocery shopping tour earlier at a local Chinese supermarket with two participants. It was indeed a very interesting idea exchange experience. My two participants are definitely rookies in Chinese cooking, and they were definitely amused on how many Chinese herbs and veggies we use in our everyday cooking; that…

This is one of the most traditional Chinese home cooking dish that not many families would make, because it takes a lot of time and effort. In order to ensure the pork hock stays in one piece after brining for a few hours and keeping the collagen and skin good looking and tasty, we need…

It took me a while to think of a better title, it’s a little bit strange to call this egg pancake, but how else can you describe this thin, round egg sheet fried on a pan without using the word pancake? This is a very old Hong Kong homestyle way of making fried eggs, it’s…

Recently I have been developing more Asian vegetarian dishes, adding various elements like low carb, paleo, keto, etc and trying to use as much whole foods as possible. Rice and noodles are certainly two major processed food we eat, and we all know about the bad side of them so here I came up…

When you want to turn a chicken into a more sophisticated dish, this is what you can do. Instead of roasting or baking the whole chicken, steam it just like what I did here, and then wait until it cools and hand shred it and put it on a bowl of hot rice! …

Yorkdale Shopping Centre is one of the most luxurious shopping mall in Canada. Recently the mall has been updated with various high end stores, even including eatery, like Ladurée. Most of the restaurants in the mall seems to be priced high, and before you squished yourself into the foodcourt, here are two reasonably priced…

Every Canadian were thrilled to hear that The Cheesecake Factory were coming to town, and we no longer need to cross the boarder just for a piece of cheesecake. The Cheesecake Factory opened its first Canadian location in Yorkdale Shopping Centre last November and proved that Torontonians had much more patience than I would…

Travelling is not just about flying to another country, rather an exploration of a new lifestyle. I found that there aren’t many English travel books out there, unlike in the Hong Kong book market, you will find varieties of new travel books release almost every month in the year. As for the English printed books,…

Walmart had introduced walls of yellow lockers earlier on for online shopping pick up in store service, I thought everything was going well and smooth and recently had just found out the lockers had become history. The pick up in store service is still available when you do online shopping at Walmart, however be…

Many airlines, not only budget airlines have tightened their check-in baggage allowance and makes it so much more difficult for us to pack, now here are some tips on how to pack lite but in style when you travel! Packing lite doesn’t mean you have to travel like a backpacker, you can still pack…

Japanese household electronics are still popular among many Asian tourists, and to satisfy the enormous oversea demand, many Japanese electronic brands have now introduce dual voltage small appliances, including hair dryers and other cosmetic used electronic goods like facial steamer and cleansing brush. In my trip to Japan this time, I was hoping there would…

Every fan of Hayao Miyazaki would know that the The Studio Ghibli theme park has already been scheduled to open in the Aichi Perfecture EXPO park in 2020. But before that comes, be sure to visit the cozy Ghibli Museum in Tokyo first. In order to guarantee every guest would have the time and space…

There are actually several different styles of Hainanese chicken, including Thai, Hong Kong and my most favourite Singaporean style. The chicken itself is pretty much the same, in terms of taste and making, but the only difference is the dipping sauce. Singaporean Hainanese chicken rice comes with three dipping sauce – dark thick sweet…

Walmart Canada has recently introduced a new convenient way of shopping. No matter it’s grocery or household items or anything at Walmart, you can just simply grab a scanner yourself and scan the merchandise as you shop and self check out in minutes. So here is a little experience to share with everyone. …

If you’re catching a bus or walking nearby the Port Authority in NYC, you’ve got to check this place out. Just about 12 minutes walking distance away from Port Authority, Bibble & Sip is a small Asian inspired cafe that serves urban Japanese sweet treats like parfaits and cream puffs, they also have a variety…

Ginger is one of the best natural remedy to help warming your cold body in the winter, you can either take a ginger foot bath or drink ginger tea, or enjoy a ginger fried rice. To a lot of people, even some Asians, ginger has an overwhelming strong taste that you just can’t swallow…